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walking encyclopedia
© 2008 Copyrighted
by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates
[walking encyclopedia]
{n. phr.}
A polymath; a person very well versed in a number of different disciplines.
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/My uncle is a veritable walking encyclopedia when it comes to the history of World War II./
Contrast: WALKING DICTIONARY.
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